I’ve seen videos about people venerating AI LLMs as divine messengers and even programming them to speak like gods; here’s one. Programming an LLM to speak like a god and then worshiping it seems like an open-and-shut case of idolatry.
But I’m curious about how far Jewish theologians carry this prohibition (I know, there’s no such thing as a single opinion in Judaism, but roughly speaking). Does this extend to more established religious traditions? To list a few examples:
Polytheism (Hinduism is an obvious example. But Mormons also interpret the Trinity in an explicitly tritheistic way)
Venerating saints (obviously Catholicism, but also Shi’a Islam)
Venerating icons (Eastern Orthodox Christianity)
Animism (extremely common in folk religions, still part of Shinto)
Ancestor-worship (Haitian Vodou, and Chinese folk-religion where it still exists)
None of these religions today is creating virtual deities, and hopefully that’ll never grow past a very online fringe. But what are some of the opinions on where the line lies between “practicing a religion other than Judaism” and “worshiping idols”?
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